(Clearwisdom.net) On December 21, 2005, practitioners from Ankara organized their 2nd large group study. The activity included a one-hour Fa study, one hour of doing the exercises, a one-hour experience sharing and one hour of truth-clarification. Veteran practitioners who obtained the Fa before 1999 and new practitioners studied and shared experiences together. When the veterans talked about the healthy body and compassionate mind that they obtained from Fa study and cultivation of xinxing, a new Turkish practitioner said happily, "I wish all of the women from the Middle East would practice Falun Dafa! It's so healthy! Compassionate!"
 Group Fa study in Ankara |
During the group study, everybody overcame their own difficulties to make the activity successful.
 Meditating |
A new practitioner said, "I was so touched when I watched the Falun Dafa introductory program at the Mersin Festival in September. On the TV screen, practitioners from the city of Mersin were so tranquil and peaceful, and the music was so beautiful. However, I wasn't able to take down the practitioners' contact number. Since then, I was looking for the practice site and asked almost everyone I ran into. I hosted a party for my friends last week, and a friend of mine unexpectedly brought a practitioner to the party. I learned the Falun Gong exercises right away, though I didn't know why I believed in Falun Dafa so much. I have even traveled to the East to study Buddhism and to Tibet to look for the ultimate answer to life. Today I discovered that Falun Dafa is the Great Law that I have been looking for all my life! I hope that I can go to U.S. to attend a Fa sharing conference and see Master."
 Doing the exercises |
A middle-aged woman said, "I've finished reading most of Zhuan Falun. I realize that the biggest difference between Falun Dafa and other Eastern cultivation systems is that Falun Dafa particularly emphasizes mind-nature (xinxing) improvement and I think it's very true. Last week, I only attended one teaching class, read Zhuan Falun for one hour and practiced the first exercise of Falun Gong. The following morning, unexpectedly, I excreted a large amount of black stuff. I was astonished at the fact that the miracle of Dafa came upon me so quickly. I was deeply attracted by the teachings and so I immediately obtained a copy of the book. I have been reading Zhuan Falun very attentively in my spare time, and now I can't put it aside anymore. In the past, I always felt that I was singled out of the world. I didn't have many desires, and didn't want to compete with others for worldly interest. I have been looking for the truth of the universe. Would you mind telling me? Have I found the truth of the universe? Is there any book in China about the truth of the universe?"
A veteran practitioner then told her, "Just continue to read Zhuan Falun. Once you finish the book, you can read other lectures of Master Li and you'll always continue to learn."
Another new practitioner got a copy of a Falun Dafa introductory leaflet and a Turkish copy of the first nine stories of the booklet, Life and Hope Renewed six months ago, and started to practice Falun Gong last month. She told the practitioner who gave the materials to her, "I firmly believe in the authenticity of the materials that you gave me. I also want to practice Falun Dafa. My life has been very painful and confused, and I could not figure out why. When I see that you're considerate and tolerant of others, including people who are difficult, and the fact that you're always energetic, I then think that practicing Falun Dafa must be very good." The pain on the right side of her body disappeared on the third day of practice. In the past year plus, she dared not lie on her right side because of the pain, but now she can sleep on that side. In addition, a hard agglomeration in her upper abdomen is softening.
An elderly woman said, "I used to go upstairs very slowly and often couldn't catch my breath. After we read the first lecture of "Zhuan Falun" and did the first exercise together the other day, I felt totally different that whole week. One day, my husband and I took an overpass downtown, and I didn't even have the feeling of panic when I faced the stairs as I had in the past. I just stepped up like a butterfly onto the overpass, and even passed my husband. He was very surprised and said, 'You have changed. Is that because of Falun Dafa that you learned that day?' I said, 'Must be!' In addition, my left arm was sore and numb, and now it's not. This is amazing! So I came back again today. I have been attending group study and exercise practice four times now."
